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Tamagotchi is Back, This Time to Poop All Over Your Phone

Mike Rougeau is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles, CA. When he's not taking pictures of his dog he's covering video games, technology and entertainment. Follow him on Twitter and Google+ for all the inane ramblings you can handle.

Anyone who owned a Tamagotchi in the '90s (meaning basically anyone who was alive in the '90s) remembers the horrible, sinking feeling of loss that you experienced when you accidentally left your little virtual pet alone for a few days. You'd wake the thing up only to find that it had drowned in its own shit because you weren't around to clean it up.

Now Bandai and Sync Beatz are determined to make you feel that pain again with a new "Tamagotchi L.i.f.e." app for Android and iOS. It recreates the original heart-wrenching Tamagotchi experience with a few modern twists, and it's even free! This is an all-around win, as far as we're concerned. Now you can learn responsibility the hard way all over again.